Supreme Court of India
Bar Council of India v. A.K. Balalji and Ors.
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We hold that mere label of such services cannot be treated as conclusive.
Judgment, page 44
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Advocates Act, 1961: ss. 24, 29, 47(2) r/w s.49(1)(e) and s.49A – Foreign law firms/ lawyers – Permissibility to practice in India – Held: Practice of law includes litigation as well as non-litigation – Giving of opinion, drafting of instruments, participation in conferences involving legal discussion are parts of non-litigation practice – Regulatory mechanism for conduct of advocates applies to non-litigation work also – As per the Act, advocates enrolled with the Bar Council alone are entitled to practice law – Foreign law firms/companies or foreign lawyers cannot practice profession of law…
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